SYNTHES USA

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1994–2022

What the Data Shows About SYNTHES USA

SYNTHES USA is associated with 22,000 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1994 through 2022. Of the total, 36 are coded as death reports and 16,839 as injury reports, with the remainder classified as malfunctions or other event types. These counts reflect reports submitted to the FDA by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients — they are raw signal, not adjudicated safety findings, and higher-volume manufacturers or older product portfolios naturally generate larger raw counts.

The reports span 20 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for SYNTHES USA should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 5 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Injury at 16,839 reports (76.5% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 11 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 29 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 5,765 reports — trend shape can reflect shifts in device sales, FDA reporting requirements, or post-market recall activity as much as intrinsic device performance. The MAUDE system is one input among many in FDA post-market surveillance and does not draw safety conclusions from individual submissions. All figures reflect the openFDA snapshot refreshed on , and nothing on this page is medical or regulatory advice — consult a qualified clinician or the FDA for current safety communications.

22,000
Total Reports
36
Death Reports
16,839
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 16,839 (76.5%)
Malfunction 5,099 (23.2%)
Death 36 (0.2%)
Other 15 (0.1%)
11 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 16,643 (75.4%)
5,173 (23.4%)
Other 96 (0.4%)
R 48 (0.2%)
Death 46 (0.2%)
Hospitalization 31 (0.1%)
O 15 (0.1%)
Disability 6 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 5 (0.0%)
L 1 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

94
1994: 1
95
1995: 3
96
1996: 16
97
1997: 10
98
1998: 21
99
1999: 11
00
2000: 13
01
2001: 7
02
2002: 3
03
2003: 1
04
2004: 6
05
2005: 1
06
2006: 2
07
2007: 2
08
2008: 1
09
2009: 6
10
2010: 9
11
2011: 37
12
2012: 1,687
13
2013: 5,765
14
2014: 3,296
15
2015: 5,343
16
2016: 4,051
17
2017: 1,693
18
2018: 5
19
2019: 3
20
2020: 2
21
2021: 3
22
2022: 2

Data Source

FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database via the openFDA API. Reports are submitted by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients. Report counts do not indicate a manufacturer's products are unsafe — higher-volume manufacturers naturally generate more reports.